MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

The Printing Interfaces

To make your printing experience effective and efficient, the product provides the following printing interfaces:

  • Print dialog
  • Print Organizer

The Print dialog (File > Print > Print) is used to print the active design file and its references, and provides the necessary tools for producing printed output at any stage during a project.

Using the Print dialog, you can:

  • Print to paper or to a file on disk, such as PDF, TIFF, CALS, or JPEG.
  • Select a printer driver and edit its configuration file.
  • Use a pen table or design script to resymbolize the print.
  • Specify monochrome, grayscale, or true color output.
  • Create print definition files.
  • Submit prints to ProjectWise InterPlot Server.

Print Organizer (File > Print > Print Organizer) is used for printing and reprinting sets of DGN, DWG, raster, or PDF files by means of print sets.

Using Print Organizer, you can:

  • Print, preview, or publish multi-sheet print sets
  • Drag DGN, DWG, raster, or PDF files from Windows Explorer into Print Organizer
  • Drag design models from the Models dialog into Print Organizer
  • Create hierarchical organized print sets
  • Edit the properties of individual or groups of print definitions
  • Define and reuse named collections of print definition properties
  • Create PDF output with hierarchical bookmarks
  • Use pen tables and/or design scripts to resymbolize a print
  • Submit prints to ProjectWise InterPlot Server